This story was originally published by Grist with the headline How coronavirus creates empty shelves and toilet paper shortages on Apr 28, 2020.
How coronavirus creates empty shelves and toilet paper shortages
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The sudden shift in the way Americans shop is stunning – we used a marble machine to unpack what’s going wrong.
This was based on an article by Grist writer Nathanael Johnson – read his full article here.